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‘American McGee’s Alice’ Game Being Adapted to Series from ‘X-Men’ Scribe David Hayter
Once deemed impossible to adapt, American McGee’s Alice is finally coming to life, thanks to Radar Pictures who has attached X-Men writer David Hayter to do a TV adaptation in partnership with Abandon Entertainment, THR writes.
Radar Pictures’ Ted Field credits include the Jumanji franchise, the Riddick franchise, and remakes of Amityville Horror and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
Designed by American James McGee, the Electronic Arts video games property includes Alice and its 2011 sequel Alice: Madness Returns, and is based on Lewis Carroll’s “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” and “Through the Looking-Glass” literary property.
“The TV adaptation will begin after Alice returns from the trip to the Looking-Glass, her house is burnt down and her parents have died in the fire. Alice is the only survivor of the terrible accident,” explains the site. “After repeated attempts at suicide, she gets locked up inside a mental institution and is slowly wasting away there before she is summoned to Wonderland again by the White Rabbit.
“But this time it’s a Wonderland gone seriously bad and gory. The only chance for Alice to restore her peace of mind and find out more about the death of her parents is to fight through Wonderland and free it from the evil powers.”
Hayter said in a statement: “American McGee’s Alice and Alice: Madness Returns game series is a groundbreaking reimagining of the classic tale. It takes you into the heart of a corrupted Wonderland and throws light into shadowy corners the world has never seen. I am beyond excited to bring this world of madness and wonder to a global audience.”
Currently, McGee is developing the sequel Alice: Asylum and Oz: Adventures, a narrative game based on the L. Frank Baum classics.
Jake Gyllenhaal hosted “Saturday Night Live” last night and the show’s most memorable sketch saw Gyllenhaal playing an iconic pop culture character: Fred from “Scooby-Doo.”
It was titled “Scooby-Doo and the Mystery of the Shadow Phantom,” with Gyllenhaal starring alongside musical guest Sabrina Carpenter as well as “SNL” cast members Sarah Sherman, Mikey Day, and Andrew Dismukes. While it starts like a traditional “Scooby” adventure, with the gang unmasking a mystery, it soon turns into a rated “R” bloodbath.
After Fred reveals the Phantom to be Old Man Franklin, he takes things a step too far and literally rips Old Man Franklin’s face clean off. From there, the Mystery Inc. gang is dispatched in increasingly gruesome ways, while Scoob chows down on the Old Man’s face.
The gore effects are largely digital, but we’ll let it slide.
Watch “Scooby-Doo and the Mystery of the Shadow Phantom” below!
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